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Rob Portman: That was a 28½-percent increase in overdose deaths. That is really heartbreaking, because we had made great progress in…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2022
That was a 28½-percent increase in overdose deaths. That is really heartbreaking, because we had made great progress in 2018 and 2019.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Commenting on the alarming rise in drug overdose deaths.

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